Shipping and Military Power in the Seven Year War, 1756-1763 : The Sails of Victory - David Syrett

Shipping and Military Power in the Seven Year War, 1756-1763

The Sails of Victory

By: David Syrett

Hardcover | 12 October 2008

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The Seven Years War (1756-63) was the most successful military affair in British History, as the Royal Navy triumphantly asserted its supremacy over France and Spain en route to its conquering of a vast overseas empire. This key volume describes the amphibious British war machine in its first major display of strength, chronicling it from the organization of its shipping to its major operations at sea, and the 1762 Havana expedition in particular. Demonstrating that the tide of British victories would have been impossible without a sophisticated logistics operation headquartered in and off the coasts of Europe and North America, author David Syrett then places this analysis in a comparative framework--evaluating the operations in relation to the British Navy's next major test, the triumph and failures of the American Revolutionary War.
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Shipping and Military Power is traditional, top-down naval history at its finest. The book is wonderfully illustrated, well written, and well researched. Anyone interested in naval history in general, and naval administration and logistics in particular, will thoroughly enjoy this book. ... this is an excellent book, well researched, well crafted and well written.

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